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A review by indianagranger
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I had a really fun time reading this book, and once the plot really took off I had a very hard time putting it down/not thinking about it when I wasn’t reading it.
I love Jude as a protagonist, I found her entertaining, interesting, witty and all around bad-ass. Her character development and unraveling as the story unfolds was spectacular.
I think the reason I can’t give this book 5 stars is because there are a lot of themes of “loss of control” centered around Jude and I found them incredibly difficult to read. Mixing that with the fact the Jude has no one and nowhere safe so we as the reader also never get to rest meant I was tense and actively anxious for the first 2/3 of this book.
I love Jude as a protagonist, I found her entertaining, interesting, witty and all around bad-ass. Her character development and unraveling as the story unfolds was spectacular.
I think the reason I can’t give this book 5 stars is because there are a lot of themes of “loss of control” centered around Jude and I found them incredibly difficult to read. Mixing that with the fact the Jude has no one and nowhere safe so we as the reader also never get to rest meant I was tense and actively anxious for the first 2/3 of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, and Toxic friendship